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Rainbow trout,Oncorhynchus mykiss, were exercise-trained for 18 hours per day over 28 days at water velocities up to 60% of their measured Ucrit. Anin situ perfused heart preparation was used to compare maximum cardiac performance between control and trained fish. Trained fish had a larger stroke volume at a given filling pressure, as well as an 18% higher cardiac output and a 25% greater maximum power output. These observations indicate that exercise training in rainbow trout improved maximum cardiac performance. Adrenaline produced positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on the perfused heart, but exercise training did not alter these stimulatory effects. Maximal activities of citrate synthase (CS), B-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (HOAD), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) were measured in cardiac and skeletal muscles. CS, HOAD and GDH increased in red and white skeletal muscle as a result of training. Training also increased GDH activity in the endocardium and epicardium, and increased HOAD in the epicardium. While the training regime did not result in a statistically significant increase in Ucrit and produced a decrease in the condition factor of the fish, other training effects were clearly evident. Furthermore, significant correlations were observed between Ucrit and the maximal activities of GDH and HOAD.
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Farrell, A.P., Johansen, J.A. & Suarez, R.K. Effects of exercise-training on cardiac performance and muscle enzymes in rainbow trout,Oncorhynchus mykiss . Fish Physiol Biochem 9, 303–312 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02265151
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